Dianne White » books for kids http://www.diannewrites.com writer, teacher, traveler Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:49:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Launch! ReaderKidZ! http://www.diannewrites.com/2010/07/28/launch-readerkidz/ http://www.diannewrites.com/2010/07/28/launch-readerkidz/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:22:35 +0000 Dianne http://www.diannewrites.com/?p=2317

We’re official.  ReaderKidZ , a brand-new kidlit website designed for teachers, librarians, and parents has launched!

On our website you’ll find: Author-in-Residence, (one or more featured authors each month,) Beyond Borders (a look at books about children from around the world), Book Room (a library of selected titles and reviews), and the Tool Box (classroom activities, Teacher’s Guides, links to interesting articles, and more!).

Just in time to welcome the back-to-school crowd, our theme for August is “New Beginnings.”

Drop by and check ReaderKidZ out!

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Here’s a hint:

atlasbook_babymouse_07Phonics Comics

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]]> http://www.diannewrites.com/2009/09/17/still-cocooning/feed/ 0 ReadKiddoRead – check it out! http://www.diannewrites.com/2008/12/06/readkiddoread-check-it-out/ http://www.diannewrites.com/2008/12/06/readkiddoread-check-it-out/#comments Sun, 07 Dec 2008 04:37:01 +0000 Dianne http://www.diannewrites.com/?p=192 The other day my school librarian passed along the link to James Patterson’s terrific website.  Have you seen it?

It features a great selection of books    under four categories: “Great Illustrated Books,” “Great Transitional Books,” “Great Pageturners,” and “Great Advanced Reads.”

Under these four categories, are tabs with subgroups.  For example, under “Great Illustrated Reads” are: Books for Babies, Storybooks, Easy Kid Reads, and Just the Facts.

Under “Great Advanced Reads” are: Fantasy and Other Worlds, Real World Fiction, Action/Adventure/Mystery, and Just the Facts.

What a wonderful resource for parents and others interested in sharing good books with children.

Of course there are many other such resources on the web, but what I particularly like about this website is that it’s a short list of some very fine books.  And as a “starting point,” I think it fits the bill very nicely.

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